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Keepkey Hardware-based SSH/GPG agent. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Keepkey Hardware-based SSH/GPG agent
Project links
Commands and aliases
- keepkey-agent
- keepkey_agent.py
history
Project history and usage
keepkey-agent is a KeepKey-focused package in the romanz/trezor-agent hardware-agent family. The broader project lets hardware security devices operate SSH, GPG, and age keys so private key material is generated and kept on the device instead of on the host computer.
Project history
The upstream trezor-agent repository was created on GitHub on 2015-06-06. Its README describes a shared libagent library plus device-specific agents for hardware-backed SSH, GPG, and age workflows. The keepkey_agent package appeared as a small Python package with version 0.9.0 on PyPI and was packaged by Homebrew as keepkey-agent.
Adoption history
Evidence for keepkey-agent itself is thin compared with trezor-agent. Its adoption signal is mainly package-manager availability through PyPI and Homebrew rather than a large standalone project identity.
How it is used
Users install the CLI to derive and use SSH/GPG identities from a KeepKey-style hardware wallet, fitting the same workflow as trezor-agent: signing commits or mail, authenticating SSH sessions, and avoiding exported long-lived private keys on disk.
Why package nerds care
The package is interesting because it sits at the overlap of cryptocurrency hardware wallets and Unix authentication tooling. For package collectors, it is a narrow example of reusing wallet hardware as a general-purpose agent rather than only as a coin-signing device.
Timeline
- 2015-06-06: romanz/trezor-agent repository created on GitHub.
- 2016: Trezor firmware posts linked from the upstream README documented SSH login and GPG-related hardware-wallet workflows.
- 0.9.0: keepkey_agent published on PyPI as a KeepKey SSH/GPG agent package.
- 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula metadata listed keepkey-agent 0.9.0.
Related projects
- trezor-agent is the parent project and Trezor-specific CLI.
- libagent is the shared library in the upstream repository.
- onlykey-agent and jade_agent are sibling hardware-agent integrations named by the upstream README.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:ssh
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.ssh/agent.config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
keepkey-agent | cli | global executable | |
keepkey_agent.py | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.9.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/romanz/trezor-agent
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/romanz/trezor-agentnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:keepkey-agent |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/keepkey-agent |
| Homepage | https://github.com/romanz/trezor-agent |
| Repository | https://github.com/romanz/trezor-agent |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/romanz/trezor-agent |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/65/72/4bf47a7bc8dc93d2ac21672a0db4bc58a78ec5cee3c4bcebd0b4092a9110/keepkey_agent-0.9.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | cryptography, hidapi, libsodium, libusb, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libffi |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | keepkey-agent |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 12 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment